Where does “scilicet” come from?
Scilicet comes from Latin scilicet, composed of Latin scīre and licet, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots skey- and sek-.
scilicet (English): namely, to wit, as follows
Definitions
- namely, to wit, as follows
Ancestry of “scilicet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scilicet | of course, naturally, namely; to wit, evidently,... |
| 2 | Latin | licet | it is allowed; one is permitted; although, even... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *likēt | — |